tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post1531321146709576933..comments2024-03-26T07:00:11.620-05:00Comments on Wisdom of the Hands: success...Doug Stowehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-86997210440295402482013-01-02T07:27:27.652-06:002013-01-02T07:27:27.652-06:00Success, as I told my students over the years, is ...Success, as I told my students over the years, is something they should define for themselves rather than buying into what the advertising and media define for us. I consider myself very successful, even though I've never made much money. My measure is about family, friends, places I've visited, things I've made. I hope my sons learned something from this.<br /><br />MarioAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01862581793109521180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-21744711255737030802012-12-31T17:23:45.349-06:002012-12-31T17:23:45.349-06:00Geoff, No, I've not read those books. It does ...Geoff, No, I've not read those books. It does seem that learning is at its best when we are child like in our wonder. Thanks for the suggestion.<br /><br />Doug<br />Doug Stowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003845322415622289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34011427.post-84613481374621410542012-12-31T17:02:56.648-06:002012-12-31T17:02:56.648-06:00On the subject of books and learning, have you had...On the subject of books and learning, have you had the chance to read any of the books by (via an amenuensis) Nobel laureate in physics, Richard Feynman (e.g. Surely you're Joking, Mr. Feynman)? The books have little to do with physics with each chapter more of an anectdote from Feynman's life. A light read. What is captivating about it though, is Feynman's own child-like approach to learning.geofftakesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09791752956866543860noreply@blogger.com